Say Pete thanks I will look into it but honestly have my fingers full at this time.. also you might consider trying a site that has a a bunch of instructors each having specific style of teachings.. like jazz jazz fusion country classical rock blues delta blues fingersyle flamenco Casanova interstellar nova etc.. like some big ones I see floating around GMCguitar jamplay truefire and loads more.. here is something cool i visited Andrew Wassons site guitarblogupdate because someone here on forum wanted to know/questioned what constitutes the key for any progression and thought a good idea to try to figure out myself a bit more to that question.. it turns out i couldn’t fully answer it so..it does get complicated like with positions with drop 2 drop 3 chords and chord types extensions for standards with 7th chords jazz triads double stops.. 6ths 4ths 3rds etc.. Classical might be too much confussion/overload for me,, if i were 10 years or ten years into it.. so much to learn.. I try a bit of everything but hate trying to master shredding like Ben HIGGINS from GMC who is awesome but shredding i tried and not much interest .. still find practicing it at times good idea but shredding to me is too monotonous boring and frustrating..on another note.. I enjoy as Brian put it in his first Chet ATKINS STYLE lesson think ep 014 ep 015 anyway, was practicing both last night.. , smiled when reading Brian’s lesson description .. Chet Atkins is one of those styles of playing where its like “trying to rub your belly and tapping your head at the same time” but i enjoy listening to Chet Atkins and so practice alternate fingerstyle and so have fun practicing and trying to improve this style.. as opposed to shredding like Al DIMEOLA Paul GILBERT etc. and not really enjoying it even if improving it…anything too fast i really don’t dig into it much ..I have a slow metabolism those shredders you can see it their long fingers and thin bodies playing , they have energy bars for breakfast before they shred!..Steve VIA ..lol guess the menu changes as we get older! ..found this cool guy on youtube recently, Camilo James shares good free lessons, tried today some Chet Atkins “happy again” with the tab today i got through maybe six measures and sloppy slow going noway can i get that tempo unless i practice many hrs for a week or so.. Classical lessons be easy in the beginning like anything else but must be pretty much tougher as with jazz too..go watch some Pat Martino advanced playing.. but good luck if you want to try Classical.. keep us updated with your beginner lessons ! if you enjoy listening the classical guitar players, you are more likely to enjoy learning some classical ! cheers

Cheers Pete,
An Alladin’s cave.
George

Pete, really go for it,, i did years ago buying a flamenco nylon (yahama) specifically for the genre /lessons I was into at the time..so yeah,, it is really cool to try learning what you enjoy and trying to play! Happy for you !

It’s Never Too Late to Start: Starting to Play Guitar as an Adult has Unique Challenges—and Opportunities

Sorry last post was ment to be a link to an article in classic guitar mag

It’s Never Too Late to Start: Starting to Play Guitar as an Adult has Unique Challenges—and Opportunities

Sorry last post was ment to be a link to an article in classic guitar mag

It’s Never Too Late to Start: Starting to Play Guitar as an Adult has Unique Challenges—and Opportunities

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This came up on my facebook page this morning too, I was heading out to work so had no time to check it out… I think i saved the link though.

I love classical guitar, and the only downside in my experience is that as you go further it becomes increasingly unforgiving of breaks in your practice. I’m not sure if it’s the same for everyone but I have to practice fairly regularly to stand still, let alone make progress. So if I break a nail badly this is a bit of a nightmare!

Ha Ha, Brian , broken nails are a pain in the butt. Nothing worse than notes ringing out beautifully from two fingers and a dull thud from the other.
I would like to try some of Brian’s finger style or hybrid lessons but I need to watch out for breakages. lol

I like this..

guitar isn’t a race to a destination, it’s a journey, and the scenery is all along the journey, not just at the destination!

Regarding your second point, George, I was a bit puzzled a few months ago because I was damaging the nail on my a finger. Then the penny dropped. I was getting too enthusiastic with the hybrid picking and splitting the nail on the steel 1st string! I seem to be managing now either to be more gentle or just not engaging the nail.